Flag holder



J. B. BLAW FLAG HOLDER Dec. 20, 1927.

Filed Aug. 16. 192 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 llw/ I/II/ I W Z 0 I w InuenZor:

Jacob fliilaw by 0 i Aig Dec. 20, 1927.

J. B. BLAW FLAG HOLDER Filel Auz. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet, '2

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Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

* trac ea were e JACOB B. BLAW, or ATLANTIC CITY; NEW JERSEY; sADIE H. BLAW'EXECUTRIXEOF sAInJAooB B. BLAW, DECEASED.

FLAG HOLDER.

Application filed August 1c, 192 Serial Ito/129,461.

.Myinvention relates to a new and useful lmprovement in flag holders and has for an object to provide aflag holder that may be quickPy applied to a mast, pole or standard v.of any ordinarydimension, as the strap of .ity of sockets that receive the flag staffs, .thesesockets having rearwardly projecting 'meansth'at are engaged about the collar, the

sockets capable offbeing moved about the collar ,to a desired position after which the strap or collar will be tightened to thereby qclamp all of the sockets in their set position.

Still another object of the invention isto v provide a fiag'holdercomprising an adjustable collar about which' may be moved a plurality of sockets so that WllQIltllG collar is placed about the .pole ,or'standard the sockets may be adjusted about the collar and a slight tightening of therband will retain i the sockets inposition, or on the other hand, if it is desired to move some of the sockets, or any one of the sockets about the collar, it is simply necessary to slightly loosen the bolt which makes it then possible toadjust the vsocket withoutinany way removing ,thecolv lar, or moving other of the sockets.

fStillanother object of the invention isto. providea relatively thin metal band or col- 'lar "having a fastening means permanently adjusted to one endof the same and a re movable adjusting meansfastened to the;

"fastening means for the -strap or collar.

other,-.end,- while mountedonthe band before the same ,is applied to the pole are a plural- -provide a band, and a plurality of sockets, the sockets having brackets or retalnlng means extending therefrom and the sockets ,ity of sockets with rearwardly projecting lugs or brackets that are engaged by the .band, the-sockets being free to slide about thecollar so that the sockets may be clustered-aboutthe front of the pole, or may be I distributed evenly or unevenlyaround the pole, after which :t-heband will betightened *tohold the sockets in their desired set position. g V

rStill another object of the invention is to extending at diifere'nt angles Withrelation to the brackets so'that the sockets-may be provided in setsso that the" flag staffs in turn in the different sockets, will extendat differ ent angles from'the standard or .pole.

Still another object ofthe invention is'to provide a holder comprising abandon Which may be located a plurality ofbrackets with, lugs to which may be secured respectively an adjustable socket,this form of socket be,- ing shown in the patent granted to me on March 9, l926 an'd No.1,5755614.

, Still anotherobjectjof,theinventionis to provide a flag holder comprising aband which maybe quicl'zlyqandreadily attached to any pole .or standard and on which band may be placed a plurality of sockets extend ing at. different angles to the iband'so that V thesocketsmay be forcedaround the band fto any desiredposition Withoutimany'way loosening the indlvidual sockets exceptby the loosening of the collar.

Still another object of the inventionis to provide a flagholder :that is exceedingly" cheap to manufacture, may be quickly and readily assembled and adjustable to either largeor small diameter poles or masts.

VViththese, and other objects in view-the invention consists in certain new and novel arrangements and combinationlof parts as will be hereinafter more fully describedrand pointed out in the claim.

Referring now to the drawings showing the preferred embodiment ,of my invention and some slightmodifications inthetype of 2- is a side elevation ofvsame.

Fig. 3 is a. detail view of the adjustable .Fig. 4a aside velevation of one form of I socket.

Fig; 5 isasimilar viewiofasocketofidifferent "angularity andjs'lightly lmo'dified where it engages the collar.

Fig. 6 is.;a side elevation of r 7 similar to fFlg. l, the; socket .initliisinstance extended inza vertical position.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a slightly mounted on a pole and with parts in section.

tithe .sqck t modified formof bracket to which an ad justable socket is secured, a portion of the pole andcollar being-shown inthe section;

, 8 is a-plan view of the shown si ma Y Figs. 9, and 11 are side andend views respectively of the adjustable sockets as shown-in Fig. 7. j vReferring now more specifically to the sev- 'eral figures and to the prcferrediform of the invention, there is shown in sect-ion in Fig. 1 a pole or mast or standard 1 about which is encircled a metal strip or collar 2 which may be of brass or other suitable metal while to one end of which is riveted as at 3 thepivotal locking bolt 1.

I v It-will be understood that before the straps or collars are applied to the pole or mast .the will be in strip form or flat throu hout .L If;

theirlength, and are provided with a plu ra'lity of -adjustingholes 5. 1

.After the sockets are placed about this collar, which sockets will shortly be described in detaih there will be bolted in two of the adjusting holes the catch member 6 with the slot 7, so that the end of the'bol'ts together with a washer may be titled within the slot and lock nut 8 pulled up tothereby tightlyQpull the collar or strap about the pole.

.Bolts 9' for the catch member are clearly "shown in Fig. 8. The catch member will, of

course, be bolted in any of the desired holes 5, depending upon the circumference of the post or standard 1 so that one end of the strap will fit beneath the opposite end there of and the locking bolt when operated will tightlyclamp the collar in position on the vpole.

' i In this manner the collar may be adjusted to any ordinary size standard or mast or pole and, of course, the length of the collars when manufactured will be such that they will encirclea post of-large diameter and they will then, of course, be adjustable to a post or standard of smaller size.

It will also be understoodthat if it is'desired tosimply provide a hole in the catch member 6 rather than a slot as shown this f may' be done as the desideratum is to have the sockets may a locking bolt permanently fastened at one end of thecollar and a catch member removably mounted at the otheifiend so that be placed about the band before the same is attached and so that the collar. may then be quickly adjusted to the circumference of the pole in question.

Referring now more specifically to Figs. 2 and .4: there isshown a preferred form' of i socket member 10 for receiving a flag staff and it will be noticed that this member comprises the barrelor socketproper 11, while 7' extending; rearwardly therefrom from. a

point below itsupper edge and to. the lower fedge of the socket is the .bracketor retain- Ling meanswhich comprises the'integral tension member 12 and the compression member I V 13 which is formed integral with the bottom edge-ofthe'socket, while extending outward- 11y beyond the arm 13 are the two tongues 14 to provide the groove or slot 15 so that the band or collar 2 may be passed between the tongues and the arm 13 to thereby retain The sockets may be drilled and threaded so that; a wing nut or thumb nut 17 may be fastened against the staff to assist in holding the staff within the socket. a 7

Now if it is desired to have all of the flags that are about the pole extending at an angle of 45 a plurality of the sockets will be vemployed and the band 2 at its free end will be placed through the various tongues of the brackets. After the deired number have been placed on theband,.the catch member ti will be bolted in the proper adjusting holes and the band with the sockets placed aboutjthe pole and the locking nut 8 tightened-just sufficiently to hold the bandand sockets onthe pole, after which the sockets may be moved about the band to the desired position, after which the nut 8 on the fastening bolt 4: will be tightly pulled in position which in turn will tightly clamp every one of the sockets in their placed position on the hand against the pole. After the sockets are in position it is but a matter of a moment to place the various staffs within tlieisockets andtighten thethumbscrews. V o I As far-as the specification has proceeded it will be seen that the flag holder may be quickly attached topoles of difierent circumference and that the sockets may be moved around the band and tightly gripped in position. Should it be desired to changethe relative position of any one socket without in any way Qint'erfermg withtlie others, the

locking nut on the bolt may be slightly loosened and the socket may be moved, and

the collar again tightly clamped tothe pole.

To vary the display eifectso that theangularity of the flag staff may be changed I- have also provided two other forms of sockets, one wherein the socket proper may I extend at an angle of 60 as showniin Fig. 5

and again, as in some instances it may be desired to have one or a number of the flag stafi s n a vertical position, I have shown a Vertical one in Fig. 6.

Referring therefore. for the moment to Fig. 5 there is showna barrel or' socket 18 and from the rear surface extends the bracket portion 19. Int-ibis instance I have shown the slot 20 formed by joining the upper and lower rear edges of the bracket'by the metal strip 21, the flange 22 and the'ribs 23 completing the inner walls of the slot 20.

The function is just the same, but this may add a little strength to the bracket where it connects or encircles the band 2. I

If desired, a number of sockets as shown.

tending socket comprising the barrel 24 and the rearwardly projecting bracket 25 provided with the tongues 26 to partly encircle the band 2 and one or more sockets of this type may be interspersed with the others or, if desired all vertical brackets may be used.

So far it will be seen that I have provided a set of three brackets with varying angularity so that any form may be used individually or on the other hand they may be used collectively.

This is the cheapest form of sockets as they may be cast in large quantities and the only machining necessary is to drill and thread the holes for the thumb screws.

However, there are occasions when it might be desired to change the angularity of several staffs and so that the flag staffs may be positioned at a different angle from 90, 60 or 45" I have shown in Fig. 7 a

bracket 27 to partly encircle at its-rear the band 2 and instead of having a socket formed integral with the bracket I form a lug 28 on the face of the bracket to which may be pivotally secured by the bolt 29 the socket 30.

This socket is similar to the form of socket shown in the patent granted to me on March 9, 1926, No. 157 5614. The socket in that instance being clamped between a plurality of segments. This form of socket is also shown in an application filed by me on Aug. 16, 1926, and bearing Serial No. 129,462, and in that application the socket is fastened to a specific type of plate.

This form of socket and bracket is also relatively cheap to manufacture and the brackets may be placed on the band 2, set in any desired position about the band and the band tightened to tightly hold all the brackets in position. After the socket is pivotally fastened to the lug of the-bracket its angularity may be then changed as desired.

;With this type of socket and bracket, therefore, the position of the bracket and sockets about the band not only may be changed, but the angularity of the sockets may be changed and one ormore of these brackets andsocket-s may be used in conjunction with the former type above mentioned.

From the foregoing it will be Seen that I have provided a very inexpensive form of flag holder that may be readily attached to the pole by any one rather than necessitating skilled labor; also the holder may be adjusted to fit the different conditions and the sockets may be adjusted one with respect to the other by simply slightly loosening the band rather than necessitating the'movi'ng of all the sockets or the removal of the flag holder as in a number of flag holders now in use.

Furthermore, the several forms of sockets may be used that have a definite angularity, or, the bracket or socket may be used wherein the angularity of the socket may be quickly changed. Many slight changes might be made without in any way departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is new and desire tosecure by Letmetal band and means for tying the ends,

a socket provided with an arm cast integral therewith forming a bracket and inclined at an angle to the body of the socket, the said bracket having lips to engage the band aboutits upper and lower edges and said lips adapted also to grip a standard, the said 7 socket being open-at its opposite ends whereby a flag staff when inserted may impinge at its lowerends against a standard.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JACOB B. BLAW. 

